Eres la estrella.
You're the star.
A whole crew works so that one person can shine. La estrella is the one the audience comes to see.
From The Truman Show · Spanish audio
Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "star" in Spanish
la estrella
nounfeminineplural: las estrellasfeminine for men too
"Star" in Spanish is la estrella. It covers a star in the night sky and a famous person: una estrella de cine is a movie star. The word stays feminine when the star is a man: Él es una estrella.
Hear "estrella" in real movie scenes
Two scenes about people who shine. Each video starts and stops on that line.
Nah, yo creo que es una estrella.
Nah, I think he's a star.
Someone takes the young guy's side in an argument and insists he's the best at his job. The word is feminine, even though it describes a man.
From Baby: El Aprendiz del Crimen · Spanish audio
Estrella in the sky and in the spotlight
Six phrases, from astronomy to hotel signs.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| una estrella fugaz | a shooting star |
| un cielo lleno de estrellas | a sky full of stars |
| una estrella de cine | a movie star |
| una estrella del pop | a pop star |
| un hotel de cinco estrellas | a five-star hotel |
| el estrellato | stardom |
Tip: A starfish is una estrella de mar, a star of the sea.
Grammar: la estrella, las estrellas
Four points for the sky and the stage.
Feminine for everyone
la estrella, una estrella, whoever the star is: El artista es una estrella. The article agrees with the word, not the person.Gran goes first
una gran estrella means a great star. Grande shortens to gran in front of a singular noun.Which kind of star
Add de or del: una estrella de cine, una estrella del pop. The kind comes after the word.Start with es-
Say the first e: ehs-TREH-yah. The ll sounds like the y in yes in most places.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
Es una gran estrella.
She's a big star.
El artista es una estrella.
The artist is a star.
Es la abeja reina, la estrella.
She's the queen bee, the star.
Hay muchas estrellas en el cielo.
There are a lot of stars in the sky.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗Él es un estrella
✓Él es una estrella
Estrella keeps una and la even when the famous person is a man.
✗STREH-yah (pronunciation)
✓ehs-TREH-yah
Spanish puts an e before st, as in estudiante. Don't skip it.
✗una grande estrella
✓una gran estrella
Before a singular noun, grande loses its last syllable.
Real conversation: after the show
A short dialog with a friend on the way out of a performance.
You and your friend Carmen are walking out of a show and talking about who was on stage.
¿Qué tal la actuación?
How was the show?
¡Ay, es una gran artista!
Oh, she's a great artist!
Sí, aquí es una estrella.
Yes, she's a star here.
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How to remember it
Estrella sounds a lot like stellar. A singer with a stellar voice becomes una estrella.
Questions about "star" in Spanish
How do you say star in Spanish?
La estrella. Use it for a star in the sky and for a famous person.
How do you say movie star in Spanish?
Una estrella de cine. For a singer, say una estrella del pop or una estrella del rock.
Is estrella masculine or feminine?
Always feminine. For a male actor you still say Es una estrella.
How do you say shooting star in Spanish?
Una estrella fugaz. Fugaz means fleeting, because it's gone in a second.
